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In pictures: 10 technologies on the way out

Only a few technologies manage to endure in this industry. Here are 10 on the endangered list.

By Joshua Gliddon on Jul 12 2013, 10:10AM

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Desktop PC - The desktop market is down about 14 percent year on year, according to Gartner. It’s being replaced by laptops, notebooks and the increasingly ubiquitous tablet computer. Microsoft’s botched introduction of its flagship Windows 8, with an interface that confused the punters, hasn’t helped the vitality of the PC market, either.

Video and still cameras - Chalk another dead tech up to the smartphone, whose optics have improved over time. And of course, there’s the saying that the best camera is the one you have with you – another feather in the cap of the smartphone.

Desktop operating systems - With touch on the rise, and the growth of cloud computing, the browser is the place where most of us will do our computing in the future. Add to that non-traditional operating systems, such as iOS, Android and Windows RT, and the old style Windows – Mouse –Pointer will become nothing more than a niche.

Discs - Apple famously ditched optical drives from many of its computers. Streaming services, such as Netflix in the US, are also dealing a death blow to traditional DVDs, while similar streaming and electronic music stores mean the CD has gone the way of the dodo.

Stand alone MP3 players - When was the last time anyone got excited about an iPod? When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone in 2007 – with built in iPod functionality – it was a glimpse of a future where smartphones could – and can – do almost anything.

E-readers - Single use technologies usually end up getting crushed by mult-use tech, and that is exactly what is happening with e-readers. Cheap tablet computers with e-reader software, along with much improved screens and great battery life are dealing a death blow to the traditional e-reader.

Fax - Fax machines were once the workhorse of the modern office. “Just fax it” was as much a catch-cry of the 80’s as “I’ll put in in my FiloFax” once was. Desktop imaging, email and unified communications means fax machines just aren’t needed as much as they once were, while PDF software, with signatures, means faxing is on the way out.

Stand alone GPS - The market for stand-alone GPS is dying because most smartphones, and many tablets, already have GPS chips and navigation software (with turn-by-turn) built in. The rise of the smartphone, and the increasing ease with which it can be integrated with car systems, means old-style stand-alone GPS isn’t long for this world.

Landline - One in five Australians have already ditched their landline, a new report has shown. Instead, Australians (and people everywhere) are using mobiles, or PC-based alternatives like Skype. Instant messaging apps like iMessage and WhatsApp have also taken their toll on the traditional landline.

Hard drives Mechanical hard drives used to take up a room. Then they got smaller and smaller, with ever greater capacities, eventually winding up in the smallest of notebook computers and MP3 players. Today the mechanical hard drive is being replaced with solid state storage, which is faster, lighter and more robust than a mechanical drive. SSDs are even becoming price competitive.

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